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Re:It’s cheaper because we pass the risk on to you by fat_pikachu on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:40AM (#26221533)
> This crisis in Texas is also a good argument for why price gouging during a shortage doesn’t work the way anti-regulatory advocates said it would.

There's no way to make that judgement until we see some actual metrics instead of anecdotes. It's possible this could have been worse without increased prices.

Re:It’s cheaper because we pass the risk on to you by ashtonkem on Monday February 22, 2021 @09:52AM (#26225155)
There is a way to make that judgement; areas with a different regulatory structure didn’t have blackouts as long or as severe.